DAY 11 // LONG FOR HIS WORD

2 TIMOTHY 3: 14-17 "There's nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scrip­ture is God-breathed and useful one way or another-showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us."

God's word is ALIVE! It is the key to transforming us into who God created us to be and how we are to live as sons and daughters of the King. It breathes life, gives revelation, guides and protects, and separates lies from truth. It brings hope and joy in times of sorrow, it lifts heavy burdens, and it fills us with supernatural peace in times of trouble. It gives wisdom and understanding on how to handle every circumstance. It is the heartbeat of God! It will saturate and satisfy every need that you have. It is alive and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. The best way to get to know God and his nature is to constantly be in His word. The best way to get breakthrough is to seek the Giver of breakthrough.

We are always searching for answers and direction throughout our lives. Sometimes we forget that God's word is written for US, and we sometimes get overwhelmed by doing things in our own strength. We start functioning out of emotions instead of truth, and we forget that all the answers we need are already laid out for us in His word if we seek after them. He doesn't hide things FROM us, He hides things FOR us.

I pray that we are a people who long for His word more than we long for food and water. I pray that His word becomes so in­grained in us that we can't go a day without it, and that our great­est desire would be knowing Him more intimately. I pray that we would live out of a place of first-hand revelation, not second hand. I pray that we would experience the life-giving TRUTH of God's word during this fast and that it would transform us in every area of our lives.